Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to appear at Edinburgh Festival

Corbyn will appear on stage for one night.
The Labour leader will go on stage with comedian and broadcaster Susan Morrison.
The MP will speak for an hour at the New Town Theatre.
Their on-stage conversation will cover what “makes him tick, how he deals with adversity and why our country and its politics needs to be transformed”.
A spokesman for the Labour leader said: “The journey from backbench MP to ‘PM-in-waiting’ has been long and eventful.
“Jeremy will speak to comedian and broadcaster Susan Morrison about what makes him tick, how he deals with adversity, and why our country, and its... read more

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